Title: Permission errors 403 Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Permission errors 403 * Resolved [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/) * Hi there- * First, I love, love, love the All in One Security plugin. It does so much and so well. Usually, anyway. * On my blogging site, I find that I’m gettting permission errors. Here’s what Google told me: * “Googlebot has identified that an increased number of URLs on [http://blogsitestudio.com/](http://blogsitestudio.com/) cannot be accessed without permission. Specifically, these pages either present a login page or return a forbidden response code (HTTP 403). As a result, users might not be able to access your content at all, and Google might not be able to show your pages.” * And, users were indeed unable to access pages. This is the only site in which I have this problem. It used to work so well. * Do you think it’s a conflict or do I have something set where it shouldn’t be? * Please let me know as I want to continue using this plugin. * Thanks Mari * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/) Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973045) * Hi Mari, can you check the log files. There is definitely a conflict somewhere. I am using this plugin in many sites and I don’t receive any such error via Google Webmaster Tools. * Can you confirm that you don’t have other security plugin installed? * In regards to the following comment. * > And, users were indeed unable to access pages. This is the only site in which > I have this problem. It used to work so well. * What has changed before this issue begun? The above comment also confirms that the problem is not with the plugin. * Thread Starter [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973210) * Hi mbrsolution- * Yes, I do use the Sucuri plugin as well. For a long time they played well together. Only recently I had this issue. And yes, there were AIOSP errors in the log files. * I could delete the Sucuri since I only appreciate it for the login records that show the brute force attacks. * Thanks! Mari * Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973221) * Hi Mari, if you disable the Sucuri plugin is the issue resolved? * Thread Starter [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973326) * Hi again mbrsolution- * I did deactivate Sucuri but the problem is still occurring. It’s pretty clear in Google Insights when I activate and deactivate AIO. 403 error vs no 403 error. * Are there any other known conflicts? * I’m using: Advanced Image Styles Better WordPress Minify Broken Link Checker Calls to Action Click To Tweet Contextual Related Posts CTA Widget Fast Secure Contact Form HMS Testimonials itemprop WP for SERP (and SEO) Rich snippets Menu Social Icons OptinMonster Outbound Link Manager Thrive Visual Editor WooSidebars WP Missed Schedule WP Smush WP Super Cache * Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973328) * Can you deactivate all your other plugins and carry out a test? Would that be possible? * Since everything was working well in this site until recently do you know if you updated a plugin or added a new plugin? * Plugin Contributor [wpsolutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsolutions/) * (@wpsolutions) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973329) * Which firewall rules do you have enabled? * Which of the brute force features do you have enabled? * Thread Starter [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973354) * Hi again, wpsolutions – * It’s hard to do the deactivation test since I don’t know how to do an immediate 403 error test, so I usually wait to see when one pops up in Webmaster tools. * I have deactivated plugins that were recent suspects such as Autoptimize and Calls to Action. * As for Firewall and Brute Force settings I have selected: Basic Firewall Block Fake Googlebots Rename login page * In Blacklist manager I have a number of IPs and User Agents entered. * I have a new problem in another site that got Server Connection refusal on comment submitted, that was resolved by deactivating AIOSP. That site has hardly any plugins. But perhaps I should submit another ticket for that. * Thanks for your help. Mari * Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973355) * [@mari](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mari/), can you confirm that the you have not entered any User Agents or IP addresses that might be blocking Google? * [Frank Goossens](https://wordpress.org/support/users/futtta/) * (@futtta) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973356) * > I have deactivated plugins that were recent suspects such as Autoptimize * quick remark from the AO developer; don’t see how AO could cause 403’s for your site 🙂 * Plugin Contributor [wpsolutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsolutions/) * (@wpsolutions) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973357) * Hi marikane, * > And, users were indeed unable to access pages. * Why don’t you ask those users to try again to see if you can reproduce it. * This behaviour is most likely caused by one of the AIOWPS rules in your .htaccess file. For example if one of your visitors has an IP address which matches one of the IPs or ranges in your blacklist then they will see a 403. * In summary the plugin is actually doing its job but you just need to tune it to not block some of your legitimate visitors. * Thread Starter [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973367) * Hi again- * I have deleted all the user agents and IP addresses from the Blacklist manager and am hoping for the best. * Frank – no offense. I love your plugin but it was the last one loaded, so I suspected it was causing a problem. Now I see it’s not, so will activate again. 🙂 * Thanks guys! * Plugin Contributor [mbrsolution](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mbrsolution/) * (@mbrsolution) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973416) * Hi [@marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) is your issue resolved? * Thread Starter [marikane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marikane/) * (@marikane) * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/permission-errors-403/#post-6973417) * Hi and yes, thank you. I discovered it was indeed the Calls to Action plugin by Inbound that was giving me the problem. Funny, I’d been using that plugin for some time. Thanks for your help. 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